Open Source Ecology Looking for Master Prototyper

The Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) is an open source platform. It is a set of the 50 different industrial machines that it takes to build a small civilization with modern comforts. The designs include everything from a tractor, to an oven, to a circuit maker, to a wide array of tools covering agriculture, construction, fabrication, energy, and transportation. We publish all of our plans and designs openly allowing anyone in the world to use, build upon, and contribute back to a common pool of human knowledge. That is the beauty of open source.

The main development facility of the GVCS is called Factor e Farm, our living laboratory on 30 acres, one hour away from Kansas City. We have an office with two fast internet lines and a workstation for CAD and video editing. We have a workshop, a 4,000 sf flexible fabrication facility, which includes mills, drills, lathes, plasma cutters, welders, torches, a surface grinder, and other tools. We are off grid, except for the fast internet.

Our organization is growing tremendously. As part of this growth, we are looking for seasoned professionals to join our core development team.

We are looking for a Master Prototyper. The ideal candidate would be a skilled, seasoned or retired machinist/fabricator/prototyper who is also up to date on digital fabrication. The candidate would also have a broad range of skills such as mechanics, hydraulics, electronics, automation, metal casting, and tool and die making.

(see Master Prototyper link to apply and find out more information, as well as watch our awesome recruiting video!)

Background: I have been involved in the manufacturing trades since 1972 and have received apprentice instruction in both wood model making and special tooling and gauging. I have worked on six major projects: 1.) X-M1 Abrams Tank subcontractor, General Dynamic�s Land Systems Division, MI. 2.) An OEM single source supplier of JIT delivery of complete sub-assemblies, Didde Corp, KS. 3.) US Army 5 ton tactical truck pilot program, TTC, MI. 4.) The implementation of a business plan to supply after-market service components to an installed base of Flexographic printing manufactures (labels) worldwide. 5.) Design & Build Cold/Hot Bottling line 6.) Paper folding and mailing machine.